Hanging hat rack



g- 1, 1951 1. E. STULL ETAL 2,994,436

HANGING HAT RACK Filed May 19, 1959 INVENTORS IVAN E. STULL \HNCENT d,CASSIDY 2,994,436 HANGING HAT RACK Ivan E. Stull, 121 W. 20th 867.,Pueblo, 13010., and Vincent J. Cassidy, 1706 13th St, R0. Box 8%,Greeley, Colo. Filed May 19, 1959, Ser. No. 814,276 1 Claim. (Cl.211-30) Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in ahanging hat rack for the support and protection of a mans hat whiletraveling in an automobile. The purpose of our invention is to provide aportable hanging hat rack to hold a mans hat and provide means ofhanging a hat up out of the way and to protect a mans hat in anautomobile while not wearing it.

The object of our invention is to provide a portable hanging hat rack sothat a person can insert a mans hat into the rack and hang on a hookprovided in most automobiles, as some men do not Wear their hats whiledriving in an automobile and therefore they generally lay their hats onthe seat cushion or on the rear window ledge and they are apt to becomesoiled or crushed.

A further object of our invention is to produce a device as indicatedwhich is of simple, strong, durable and inexpensive construction.

Other features and advantages of our invention will appear from thedescription taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view looking toward the outer or extendedside of the rack.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of the rack.

Referring now to the drawing wherein like reference characters denotecorresponding parts of our invention, the rack includes a single lengthof wire or other suitable material formed into loop 10 to hang the rackon a hook and providing angularly related sections secured by portions11 and 12 to horizontally disposed sections 13 and 14 which arerespectively connected inwardly and secured to sections 15. Sections 15being twisted together are horizontally disposed and constituteextensions of sections 16 and 17 which are secured to sections 18 and19. Sections 18 and 19 are vertically disposed and secured to sections20. Sections 20 being twisted together are vertically disposed andsecured to horizontal sections 21 and 2,994,436 Patented Aug. 1, 1961 22which are each extended to form a quarter circle terminating at sections23 and 24 where vertically disposed sections 25 and 26 are secured.Loops 27 and 28 are formed on the upper ends of sections 25 and 26respectively.

The torsion of sections 13 and 14 is utilized as a spring to hold loops27 and 28 against the brim of the hat and bear a slight pressure to holdthe hat secure in the rack against sections 10 to 1-1 and 10 to 12.Sections 16 and 17 to sections 2t} provide a convenient handle to holdthe rack while inserting a mans hat in the rack.

It will be understood that modifications within the scope of theappended claim may be made in the design and arrangement of the partswithout departing from the spirit of our invention.

What we claim is:

A portable hanging hat rack comprising a single length of wire or othersuitable material, and provided with a shaped loop presenting anangularly related first pair of sections, a first pair of horizontallyand inwardly disposed sections secured at one of their ends to oppositeends of said first pair of sections, a second pair of horizontallydisposed sections twisted together and secured at one of their ends toopposite ends of said first pair of horizontally disposed sections, afirst pair of vertically disposed sections secured at one of their endsto opposite ends of said second pair of horizontally disposed sections,a second pair of vertically disposed sections twisted together andsecured at one of their ends to opposite ends of said first pair ofvertically disposed sections, a third pair of horizontally disposedsections secured at one of their ends to opposite ends of said'secondpair of vertically disposed sections and each section being formed intoa quarter circle from a horizontal to a vertically disposed position, athird pair of vertically disposed sections secured at one of their endsto opposite ends of last named pair of sections and a pair of loops onthe opposite ends of said third pair of vertically disposed sections.

Post Jan. 29, 1867 Guthrie i Mar. 31, 1953

